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fall on deaf ears
释义
fall on deaf ears
in British English
to be ignored or pass unnoticed
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fall on deaf ears
in American English
to be ignored or unheeded
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fall on deaf ears
if something you say to someone falls on deaf ears, they take no notice of what you have said
The mayor spoke privately to Gibson yesterday and asked him to resign, but said thathis plea fell on deaf ears.
Examples of 'fall on deaf ears' in a sentence
fall on deaf ears
Surely he must have known his plea would fall on deaf ears ?
Jennifer Fallon
MEDALON
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2001
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